Archives: Class Notes
Ernest Baker, BJ ’48
Ernest Baker, BJ ’48, (right) received a bronze statuette of a combat infantryman mounted on a base with an inscription thanking him for serving as the commander of North Oakland, Mich., VFW Post 334 for the past five years. Baker was a combat infantryman with the 96th Infantry Division in the Philippines during World War … Continued
Chris Hamby, MA ’10
Chris Hamby, MA ’10, is a finalist for the 2011 Livingston Awards for Young Journalists in the national reporting category for his series “Model Workplaces, Imperiled Workers.” The story examined deaths and safety violations at industrial plants exempted from regular inspections because of their participation in a government program. The Livingstons, the nation’s largest all-media, … Continued
Amber Lyon, BJ ’04
Amber Lyon, BJ ’04, a reporter for CNN, is a finalist for the 2011 Livingston Awards for Young Journalists. The Livingstons, the nation’s largest all-media, general reporting prizes, award three $10,000 prizes for local, national, and international reporting to journalists under the age of 35. The winners will be announced on June 6, 2012.
Ben Poston, MA ’07
Ben Poston, MA ’07, a reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, is a finalist for the 2011 Livingston Awards for Young Journalists. The Livingstons, the nation’s largest all-media, general reporting prizes, award three $10,000 prizes for local, national, and international reporting to journalists under the age of 35. Poston was also a finalist in 2009. … Continued
Courtney Cox, BJ ’09
Courtney Cox, BJ ’09, is engaged to Jeff Shore. She is currently the new media and digital marketing manager for Custom Marketing Group in Kansas City. Her fiance graduated from MU with a finance degree and is a project manager software consultant at Samsung Telecommunications. The couple plan a June 2, 2012, wedding in Kansas … Continued
Laura Grossman, BJ ’09
Laura Grossman, BJ ’09, married Robert Brandt on March 10, 2012, in Dallas. She is in her third year of law school at SMU Dedman School of Law and will be employed at SettlePou in Dallas upon graduation in May. Her husband earned his bachelor and master’s degrees in business at MU and is a … Continued
Susan (Lowrey) Gill, BJ ’05
Susan (Lowrey) Gill, BJ ’05, joined the department of communications and marketing in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech in March 2012. She is a digital content specialist, responsible for creation and editing of Web content for CALS and the Virginia Cooperative Extension. Gill also gets to dabble in her first … Continued
Elaine Viets, BJ ’72
Elaine Viets, BJ ’72, will publish her 11th Dead-End Job mystery, “Final Sail,” with Obsidian, a division of the Penguin Group, as a hardcover and an e-book May 1. Publishers Weekly said, “Viets presents an eye-opening exposé of spoiled yachters and the not-so-glamorous lives of their crews in this action-filled cozy.” Viets will embark on … Continued
Grady Laird, BJ ’01
Grady’s Cold Brew, created by Grady Laird, BJ ’01, was featured in an April 15, 2012, “New York Magazine” article on artisanal products made in Brooklyn.
Amy Keller, BJ ’97
Amy Keller, BJ ’97 (magazine), was named the co-executive editor of Women’s Health in November 2011.